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UNIT STRATOTYPE [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

The type section of strata serving as the standard for the definition and recognition of a stratigraphic unit.

CONT

The upper and lower limits of a unit stratotype are its boundary stratotypes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

(...) coupe type (dans le cas d'un dépôt stratiforme) (...) utilisée comme étalon pour la définition et l'identification d'une unité stratigraphique.

Spanish

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